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Show Ily M1U.IMA VAIJC (HHttutteil by Western Newspaper Union.) MARTHA SCOTT, playing the role of a school teacher in "Cheers for MLss Bishop," nmnzed Director Toy Garnett by her under-standinf! under-standinf! of the role. Miss Scott didn't think it surprising surpris-ing at all she used to be a school teacher, you see. She hails from Jamesport, Mo. The family moved to Kansas City, where one of her high school teachers, teach-ers, Miss Ida Lilly, was o convinced con-vinced that Martha had exceptional ability that she lent her the money to go through the University of Michigan. Martha took to college theatricals like a duck to water. She taught for six months after graduation, then went back to the university to become head of the property department In the college repertory company. The company's head, Thomas Wood Stevens, took an Interest In her, and when he became be-came head of the Ilonstclle theater In Detroit she went along. "If I am a qualified actress today, the credit must be given to Mr. Stevens," she says. Afterward she went to New York, where she played In dramatized ghost stories opposite Orson Welles. More slock the engagement for the stage play, "Our Town" then to Hollywood for the screen version of the play. After that came "The Howards of Virginia." Do you like stampedes? Then don't miss "Arizona" if you want to see the largest and most realistic cattle stampede ever attempted In motion pictures. The 700 white-faced white-faced Hereford cattle were purchased pur-chased for It and rehearsed for a "I I . 1 JEAN ARTHUR month; then three weeks were spent in filming it in Rattlesnake canyon, 18 miles from Tucson. Participating Participat-ing in the stampede with the cattle were 150 Papago Indians and 100 American "pioneers." headed by Jean Arthur and William Holden. rl Remember Ingrid Berman, who won so many hearts when she made ber one appearance on the American Ameri-can screen? You'll see her again In "Legacy," planned as one of Columbia's Co-lumbia's most important pictures of the year. It's being produced by Robert Sherwood, Metro has a new series under way for you; it's called "Keeping Company," Com-pany," with Frank Morgan and Irene Rich in the father and mother roles, and John Shelton and Ann Rutherford as the young couple who keep company. The cast includes Virginia Weidler and Gloria DeHaven. Carol Bruce used to sell music sheets in the 5 and 10. Now she's on the air in Ben Bernie's show, a star in the Broadway musicale. "Louisiana Purchase," and sings every night after the theater at the Waldorf Serf room. As if that weren't enough to keep her busy, she's studying dramatic art "Back in the old days, I couldn't afford dramatic lessons, so I studied by myself," she remarked the other day. "I stood In front of a mirror and made faces to go with the dialogue." dia-logue." She's getting ready to go to Hollywood after Christmas, to make a picture on the Universal lot. Horace Heidt fully recognizes the necessity for encouraging talent within his band you know that il you li6ten to his "Pot o' Gold" program. pro-gram. He eagerly introduces the songs composed by Frankie Carle, the pianist, and he's delighted that the recordings made by Fred Low-ery, Low-ery, the band's blind whistler, are so successful; the record of "Tumbling "Tum-bling Tumbleweeds" has passed the 20,000 sale mark. ODDS AND ENDS Rosemary Lane is breaking away from the team she's been part of with her sisters, and will freelance; she wants to have more time for radio. But you 11 see her with the others in "Four Mothers' . . . Lana Turner, Judy Garland and Hedy La-marr La-marr have starring roles in "The Zieg-feld Zieg-feld Girl" . . . "Gone With the Wind" will be available for general release at approximately half its road show prices early in January . . . Melvyn Douglas has signed a new long-term contract with Metro; he's just finished "'Third Finger, Left Hand" with Myrna Lo) . . . And Jack OaUie has signed to make three pictures in a year ivith Fox- |